I, too, like the energetic brushwork of the first one. It seems to me, though, that the additions from last week changed the perspective. Now I'm looking up and into the full canopy; before I was looking at the trees head on and from a distance. I think I prefer last week's, just because it felt more active. Like the colors on the second one but the shapes seem too clearly defined (with all the action going on strictly inside those shapes). I guess I'd like to see more integration between shapes so they don't look like separate elements that aren't relating to each other.
In the first painting, you’ve lost a lot of the small branches that helped define the trees as trees. Also the brushwork on the trees gets lost in the darker background, imo. Bring those trees back! On the second one, I really like the color and shapeof the trees, but those clouds above are just a distraction. They need to be modulated a bit. Beautiful colors and brushwork in both.
I, too, like the energetic brushwork of the first one. It seems to me, though, that the additions from last week changed the perspective. Now I'm looking up and into the full canopy; before I was looking at the trees head on and from a distance. I think I prefer last week's, just because it felt more active. Like the colors on the second one but the shapes seem too clearly defined (with all the action going on strictly inside those shapes). I guess I'd like to see more integration between shapes so they don't look like separate elements that aren't relating to each other.
ReplyDeleteIn the first painting, you’ve lost a lot of the small branches that helped define the trees as trees. Also the brushwork on the trees gets lost in the darker background, imo. Bring those trees back! On the second one, I really like the color and shapeof the trees, but those clouds above are just a distraction. They need to be modulated a bit. Beautiful colors and brushwork in both.
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